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Inside a Bald Eagle’s Nest: A Photographic Journey through the American Bald Eagle Nesting Season

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Nearly wiped out by human heedlessness, development, and pesticide use, under the protection of the Endangered Species Act this handsome fish eagle has made a stunning comeback, rebounding in numbers and recolonizing areas where many thought they were gone forever.

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The North American Model of Wildlife Conservation and Who Pays for It

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.” Compassionate conservation describes an emerging field of interest which Bekoff describes in his book Rewilding Our Hearts : “Compassionate conservation has become a popular new phrase and mind-set over the past few years, one that has increasingly informed global efforts to conserve species and restore ecosystems.

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eBird Economics: How Much Would You Pay to See Birds?

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But does the value of a particular trip come from the number of birds seen, viewing a particular species, seeing an endangered species, catching a glimpse of a rarity, adding a lifer, or something else? We then worked with eBird personnel (Steve Kelling and others) to analyze the data while protecting confidential information.

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THE QUEST FOR THE RAREST OWL OF INDIA

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We are planning to return to Chikhaldara for lunch, just a quick stop at the Semadoh tourist information center to check for a guide who might be able to show us the owlet… The guide will be here by three o clock, they say. The forest in the plains in its range has been totally cleared, and there is pressure on the remaining forest resources.

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Endemic Birds of Cuba: A Book Review

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It is a lovely, well-packaged, informative guide, created with thought and creativity. Forty-eight species. The information here is more extensive than what is offered in Field Guide to the Birds of Cuba by Orlando H. The concluding chapter offers a mix of resource materials and finding aids.

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Getting to Know Your National Wildlife Refuge: Comprehensive Conservation Plans

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The CCP also identifies challenges, whether endangered species, invasive plants, fish, or animals, pollution from adjacent lands, encroaching development, or any number of others. Rather, they are written to include certain mandated information and they are drafted by committee. Findley NWRs) and it is here.

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4 Lions are dead: Sad and all, but does it actually matter?

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We live in a world of information over-saturation. The internet is great at collecting information, but it is at best so-so at working out what’s actually important. (It’s That doesn’t translate into action if the money and resources aren’t there to act on such ideas.

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